Michelangelo
by Silvia Donati |
Michelangelo tackled the theme of la pietà (the death of Christ) throughout his career and the so-called ‘Bandini Pietà’ was one of his last works, created…
by Silvia Donati |
Michelangelo, the artist symbol of the Renaissance, is famous mainly for his work on the Sistine Chapel (ceiling and Last Judgement), and for the sculptures of…
by Silvia Donati |
It could be described as a bacteriological war in the service of art: when restorers in Florence were almost resigned, after eight years of work, to having to…
by Silvia Donati |
If today you are still able to admire the original colors that Michelangelo painted for his absolute masterpieces, the Sistine Chapel’s vaulted ceiling and The…
by John Bensalhia |
John Bensalhia ventures into the Spring season with another selection of events happening this April...
It's now over a year since global lockdown, and while…
by Silvia Donati |
Nobody knew about it for hundreds of years. Then, in 1975, under the Medici Chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, a tiny room was discovered. It…
by Silvia Donati |
Important restoration work on Michelangelo’s funerary monument in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence has been completed and visitors can now admire the…
by Silvia Donati |
[Image: Daniele da Volterra, Il profeta Elia nel deserto.]
“Eternity and Time between Michelangelo and Caravaggio” documents, through the art of seminal late…
by Silvia Donati |
The Tuscan villa that belonged to Michelangelo, in the heart of Chianti, is up for sale.
Located just outside the village of Castellina in Chianti, between…
by Silvia Donati |
Art lovers, take note: you don’t want to miss the following major exhibitions of 2018! (We have decided to select the ones dedicated to Italian artists, but…
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